Why nerf collective unconscious?

[Kerrigen]

yeah its sucks when you put up sacred soil/asylum/CU it may take second or two to get the effect, but its handy in the 1 out of 30 fights when the "nerf" kicks in. I guess they can't change the bubbles to add the effect immediately or they just don't do it for other reasons?

I don't know, buffs/debuffs ticking in 3s cycles seems to be pretty core to their programming so I can't see changing that being easy. FF14 is the only MMO that I know of which does that, too, and it makes it feel really imprecise at times.

Related, but off-topic, suggestion: Celestial Opposition should be changed to a 6s increased duration instead of 5s, to align with the 3s cycle.

[randysquirrel]

I don't know, buffs/debuffs ticking in 3s cycles seems to be pretty core to their programming so I can't see changing that being easy. FF14 is the only MMO that I know of which does that, too, and it makes it feel really imprecise at times.

Not that I know the first thing about programming, but I don't get why beneficial aoes have to wait for the server tick, but damaging aoes, like fire puddles dropped in A6s trigger the instant you step foot in them or teleport through them. I don't really get how the premise is any different